According to Digitimes, it appears Apple will be using backlight units (BLUs) for iPad 3 panels from Taiwan-based Radiant Opto-Electronics, making it the major supplier of BLUs.

LG Display, Samsung, and Sharp will supply Apple with LCD panels for the iPad 3, and Radiant’s BLUs will be part of displays from the mentioned suppliers. Samsung ranks as the second iPad panel supplier, to LGD, but Sharp could overtake the South … Read More

After a period of hush-hush, Bungie has now released details for their iPad game called Crimson: Steam Pirates. Crimson: Steam Pirates is Bungie’s first original game for the iPad and, according to the details page, will be available on September 1 2011 for free!

The game allows you to command a steampunk crew across a turn-based battlefield, combining elements of strategy and action on the Caribbean seas!

Apple is currently suing Samsung alleging the South Korean conglomerate has copied the iPad design (oh, don’t forget the ‘Smart Case’). Now, in a bit of a twist Samsung has come up with a clever defense strategy, as outlined by FOSSpatents. The Korean company is claiming Stanley Kubrick’s 1968 film, ’2001: A Space Odyssey’, is their inspiration for their iPad-like design of the Galaxy Tab:

What a week for news in the mobile space. Google buys Motorola Mobility, HP abandons webOS, and everybody else in the mobile space seemingly scrambling to make heads or tails of it. Everyone except Apple, at least. But what does it all mean? This is worthy of taking a quick break from writing about iOS to address.

Zite is one my favourite apps for discovering the latest news and stories on a variety of topics. Created by a team that included University of British Columbia Computer Science graduate, Ali Davar, the app is widely popular for its innovative algorithm to curate personalized stories.